Black students at Northern Illinois University are concerned about the dismantling of the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database, which was created to track police misconduct and hold officers accountable, and are now pushing for local measures to ensure police transparency.
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Thriving, Not Surviving: The New Black Agenda
Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 energized demands for police accountability, support for Black-owned businesses, and addressing the black-white wage gap, but a long-term movement is needed to make lasting change, focusing on factors such as home and business ownership, income, education, gun violence, family structure, and healthy and clean environments.